He might be the greatest landscape photographer of our time, and I can almost guarantee that studying his work will inspire you to pick up your camera.

In this episode, Amy clues us into Michael Kenna’s artistic practice, philosophy, and the road that led him to seek out these moments of meditative solitude.

Engaging with Michael Kenna’s work brings up so many topics even beyond the image itself, some of which are: photography allows us to capture a truth our eyes normally can’t see, the observer effect reminds us that our mere gaze changes how the world behaves, and without wabi-sabi we’re void of all intrigue.

Grab some black and white film and maybe even an nd filter and get ready to learn some things about art, creativity, life and the intersection of it all.

Amy Elizabeth is an artist and film photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. She runs the group The Art Lab for creatives who want to connect and push forward in their artistry. She is also the owner/operator of Film Lab 135, a bespoke lab dedicated to processing experimental film, and specializing in film soup. You can find her on Instagram, substack, and bluesky @itsamyliz.

Although the florals and recipes of The Voynich Manuscript served as sources of inspiration for Amy’s final project this month, it was ultimately the indecipherability of the text that spoke the most.

The fact that it can’t be decoded by modern humanity means it remains pure and lives on in unknown ways. But what about texts we do understand? How does our continual reading and adaptations of these texts affect the original intent?

It ultimately begs the question: are we just living in a giant game of telephone?

Amy Elizabeth is an artist and film photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. She runs the group The Art Lab for creatives who want to connect and push forward in their artistry. She is also the owner/operator of Film Lab 135, a bespoke lab dedicated to processing experimental film, and specializing in film soup. You can find her on Instagram, substack, and bluesky @itsamyliz.

We all hit roadblocks in life from time-to-time, where the once-familiar becomes untenable and we recognize that life as we know it is no more. These are the moments in which we often crumble, and although the crumbling might be inevitable, we end up with a choice: we can resign ourselves or we can take the pieces and build something new.

Bisa Butler’s “pivot or die” moment occurred when the medium she was trained in became nauseating. She accepted the invitation into the inventive unknown and did something risky and controversial by choosing quilting as her new medium for fine art.

A Black woman asserting that domestic labor is a fine art is a bold move, but ultimately a redemptive one. Bisa takes the term “arts and crafts” and reminds us that we often view this phrase as derogatory, but that there is true skill and resonance in the artful crafting of materials.

In this episode learn about Bisa’s resilience in the face of roadblocks and criticism, her insistence to follow her intuition, and her work in empowering the next generation.

Amy Elizabeth is an artist and film photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. She runs the group The Art Lab for creatives who want to connect and push forward in their artistry. She is also the owner/operator of Film Lab 135, a bespoke lab dedicated to processing experimental film, and specializing in film soup. You can find her on Instagram, substack, and bluesky @itsamyliz.

One of the most-often questions that comes my way is: how do you find the time to create? On this episode, Chris and Amy answer your questions and talk about their strategies for finding the time to create, how to gather inspiration, setting goals, and why living life through the viewfinder isn’t so bad after all.

Amy Elizabeth is an artist and film photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. She runs the group The Art Lab for creatives who want to connect and push forward in their artistry. She is also the owner/operator of Film Lab 135, a bespoke lab dedicated to processing experimental film, and specializing in film soup. You can find her on Instagram, substack, and bluesky @itsamyliz.

Chris Hajny is a senior product designer for a major corporation and an educator at his alma mater, MCAD. You can find more about him here. (And checkout the board game podcast he hosts!)

“‘My work isn’t technical, it’s just vibes’-what Linda McCartney should have said, but didn’t”-Amy Elizabeth

With a maiden name of Eastman and a married name of McCartney, did Linda become famous because of the people around her? (Sorry internet trolls, Linda wasn’t actually of the Kodak Eastmans).

Spoiler alert: Amy thinks Linda is a true artist in her own right. Listen in as Amy becomes a Linda apologist, walks through the validity of her art, and muses about her paradoxes.

Amy Elizabeth is an artist and film photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. She runs the group The Art Lab for creatives who want to connect and push forward in their artistry. She is also the owner/operator of Film Lab 135, a bespoke lab dedicated to processing experimental film, and specializing in film soup. You can find her on Instagram, substack, and bluesky @itsamyliz.

It’s hard to put your money where your mouth is. This month, after some really terrible film images, Amy remembered she’s “not a film snob”. And this is the story of how iPhone and digital images landed on her permanent Instagram feed.

But if you want to hear some more details of said story, listen about evaluating the proper tools the job, and learn how to stop overcomplicating and get out of your own darn way, then tune into this episode of Post-Processing.

Amy Elizabeth is an artist and film photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. She runs the group The Art Lab for creatives who want to connect and push forward in their artistry. She is also the owner/operator of Film Lab 135, a bespoke lab dedicated to processing experimental film, and specializing in film soup. You can find her on Instagram, substack, and bluesky @itsamyliz.

The Great Depression was almost 100 years ago and it serves as a reminder that the more things change, the more they stay the same. It was during this era that our artist for the month, Elizabeth Olds, spoke against the injustices of society, empowered women, illuminated the ugliness of capitalism, and taught the next generation the importance of art and creativity.

How does one take all of this as a guide and alchemize it into their own piece?

Listen in as Amy and Chris talk about the book Amy ended up making, tackle the question 'what's poetry?', and muse about how they dislike the word 'networking' but recognize that connection is everything.

Amy Elizabeth is an artist and film photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. She runs the group The Art Lab for creatives who want to connect and push forward in their artistry. She is also the owner/operator of Film Lab 135, a bespoke lab dedicated to processing experimental film, and specializing in film soup. You can find her on Instagram, substack, and bluesky @itsamyliz.

This month instead of studying an artist, we’re studying a mystery (spoooooky). If you haven’t heard of the Voynich Manuscript, you’re in for a real treat. This 600 year old work of art is written in an unknown language, containing unknown plants, mechanisms, charts, and mixtures.

If something contains nothing that is known, how is it NOT a hoax?

Great question. Maybe it is, but despite all the secrets contained in this codex, the experts still have enough facts surrounding it that make it likely being something real and even communal.

Listen in today to learn about its provenance, the mysteries, the facts, and hear about Amy and Chris’s favorite hypotheses. What’s yours?

Amy Elizabeth is an artist and film photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. She runs the group The Art Lab for creatives who want to connect and push forward in their artistry. She is also the owner/operator of Film Lab 135, a bespoke lab dedicated to processing experimental film, and specializing in film soup. You can find her on Instagram, substack, and bluesky @itsamyliz.

Welcome to today’s conversation with Scott Erickson, painter, illustrator, live performer, and author. I was first introduced to Scott’s work circa 2018 when our church hung illustrations he had made in our Fellowship Hall. His work, although often using Christianity mythology as his jumping off point for processing life’s harder lessons, is especially known for featuring the sacred and profane. He reminds us the pope had diarrhea, Mother Theresa got her period, and Mary’s labor with Jesus was ugly and messy.

As embodied beings, we are remiss if we don’t consider the spiritual and temporal nature of life on earth. And Scott’s honest art speaks to the paradox of living in mind, body and spirit, asking everyone to scooch over a little there by creating space at the table for anyone with a desire to make meaning from our very existence in this tension.

You can find Scott’s work on Instagram, his website, and sign up for his Substack. And definitely book a ticket to one of his upcoming shows or even consider using his art for your next tattoo(!!!!)

Amy Elizabeth is an artist and film photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. She runs the group The Art Lab for creatives who want to connect and push forward in their artistry. She is also the owner/operator of Film Lab 135, a bespoke lab dedicated to processing experimental film, and specializing in film soup. You can find her on Instagram @itsamyliz.

We asked you to ask away and you did! Well, actually, you sent statements more than actual questions, but we turned them into questions and answered them here. (Okay, so we only got through a couple, but it's a start!)

On this episode, Chris and Amy cover how to start, how to finish, and the one word that's the key to it all. Whether you're tackling personal work or a client project, this conversation is meant to encourage and motivate you along the way.

Amy Elizabeth is an artist and film photographer living in Minneapolis, MN. She runs the group The Art Lab for creatives who want to connect and push forward in their artistry. She is also the owner/operator of Film Lab 135, a bespoke lab dedicated to processing experimental film, and specializing in film soup. You can find her on Instagram, substack, and bluesky @itsamyliz.

Chris Hajny is a senior product designer for a major corporation and an educator at his alma mater, MCAD. You can find more about him here. (And checkout the board game podcast he hosts!)